A Mutilated Life Story

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Excerpt from A Mutilated Life Story: Strange Fragments of an Autobiography, Sketches of Experiences as a Nurse and Doctor in an African Hospital and in the American West Dr. Auguste Marie Michel began her medical career as a missionery nurse in Africa where she gave her first year of service to all kinds of malignant infectious fevers and pestiferous diseases in that country. The heroine of that dark and dangerous period won distinction for her remarkable courage. Her general fitness for emergencies was recognized and lauded by the French military doctors, after which she was promoted interne of the hospitial, manager of the dispensary and clinical teacher of all the native medical students. She remained in Africa five years. Returning to France Dr. Michel became externe pupil of the famous Professor Crozat. She worked in his Maternity Hospital and was credited and recommended by him to the faculty of medicine in Paris. Dr. Michel came to America in 1893 and taught at a training school until she entered the medical college under the preceptory of Professor R. Ludlum, President of the Faculty of Medicine of the Medical College in Chicago. She graduated from the National Medical University and Hospital, Chicago, Ill., March 30th, 1899. Dr. Michel is an essayist on the diseases and treatment of children and author of the book entitled "The Truth in Spite of the Devil", of which the present volume is an outcome. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.